| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
228 pages ; 22 cm |
| Physical Medium |
regular print |
| Summary |
"Portrait of the mid-size city of Chelyabinsk and how it is faring in the new Russia"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
1. Chaos -- 2. Stability -- 3. Identity -- 4. The Taxi Driver -- 5. A Gay Life -- 6. The Russian Family -- 7. Stubborn Parents -- 8. The Doctors -- 9. The Addicts -- 10. Schoolhouses and Barracks -- 11. The Believers -- 12. The Muslim Community -- 13. The Human Rights Activists -- 14. The Forensic Expert -- 15. Freedom of Speech -- 16. Nuclear Nightmare -- 17. Changing Landscapes -- 18. The Red Lines. |
| Summary |
A longtime NPR correspondent chronicles her journey into an aging military-industrial center a thousand miles east of Moscow, home to the Russian nuclear program, to chart the social and political aftershocks of the USSR's collapse. |
| Subject |
Cheli͡abinsk (Russia) -- Description and travel.
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Garrels, Anne, 1951-2022 -- Travel -- Russia (Federation) -- Cheli͡abinsk.
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Garrels, Anne, 1951-2022. |
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Travel. |
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Russia (Federation) -- Cheli͡abinsk. |
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Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952- -- Influence.
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Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952- |
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Cheli͡abinsk (Russia) -- Social conditions.
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Cheli͡abinsk (Russia) -- Social life and customs.
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Cheli͡abinsk (Russia) -- Biography.
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Interviews -- Russia (Federation) -- Cheli͡abinsk.
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Interviews. |
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Political culture -- Russia (Federation) -- Cheli͡abinsk.
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Political culture. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Urban & Regional. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0374247722 (hardback) |
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9780374247720 (hardback) |
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9780374710439 (e-book) |
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